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Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust (MIMBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The firm was founded in 1988 and formerly known as Delaware Management Business Trust. They are a subsidiary of Delaware Investment Management Co. LLC, ultimately held by Macquarie Group Ltd. (ASX: MQG) in Australia. MIMBT advises a variety of institutional clients. The firm also provides investment services to certain affiliates and acts as a sub-advisor to unaffiliated sponsors and investment products.

Falcon Point Capital LLC (Falcon Point) is an independent investment manager headquartered in Orinda, California. The firm was founded in 1986 and formerly known as Emerging Growth Management LLC and EGM Capital LLC. Falcon Point serves as the general partner of investment limited partnerships and serves as the investment adviser to other accounts.

New York Life Investment Management LLC (NYLIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2000 and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York Life Investment Management Holdings LLC, owned by New York Life Insurance Co. NYLIM provides a broad array of investment advisory services to third-party institutional clients, affiliated insurance companies, investment companies, other pooled investment vehicles, individuals and wrap fee programs sponsored by unaffiliated entities.

Natixis Advisors LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1995, the firm is a subsidiary of Natixis Investment Managers LP, ultimately owned by BPCE SA in France. Natixis Advisors provides advisory services to investment company clients and separately managed account clients as well as multi-asset portfolio solutions for a variety of funds and portfolios. A department of Natixis Advisors also provides portfolio analysis, consulting, and analytic services to investment professionals.

Allspring Global Investments LLC (Allspring) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. Prior to November 1, 2021, the firm was known as Wells Capital Management, Inc. They are a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Allspring Group Holdings LLC. Allspring provides investment management services to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts (CITs), pooled vehicles, and other institutional clients and high net-worth individuals.

Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc. (DBSI) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1971 and is a wholly-owned investment banking and brokerage arm of DB U.S. Financial Markets Holding Corp., ultimately held by Deutsche Bank AG (NYSE: DB, FRA: DBK) in Germany. DBSI provides securities brokerage and investment advisory services to domestic and international private clients and institutions. They are also a primary dealer in US government securities as designated by the Federal Reserve.

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management LP (Vaughan Nelson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as Vaughan, Nelson, Scarborough & McCullough LP. They are wholly-owned by Natixis Investment Managers LLC, which is ultimately owned by BPCE SA, a banking group in France. Vaughan Nelson provides investment management services for equity and fixed income portfolios to taxable and tax-free clients such as foundations, endowments, corporations, pensions, public entities, insurance companies, mutual funds and high net-worth individuals.

Columbus Capital Management LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Los Angeles, California. The firm was founded by Matthew Ockner in 1997 and they provide investment advice to high net-worth clients.

Cavanal Hill Investment Management, Inc. (Cavanal Hill) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. They firm was founded in 1991 and formerly known as Axia Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOKF, NA, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of BOK Financial Corp. (NASDAQ: BOKF), a financial holding company. Cavanal Hill provides professional investment management services to a broad and diverse client base that includes trusts, retirement plans, and banking institutions. The firm offers their strategies through separately managed accounts. They also serve as investment advisor to the Cavanal Hill Funds.

Renew Financial Group LLC provides renewable, energy efficiency, and water saving financing for residential and commercial projects. Its services include solar panel financing; windows and doors financing; heating and cooling financing; roofing and roof replacement financing; landscaping and turf financing; hurricane protection financing; earthquake protection financing; and home improvement financing. The company was founded by Stephen Compagni Portis, Cisco DeVries, and Mimi Frusha in 2008 and is headquartered in Oakland, CA.

Litman Gregory Wealth Management LLC (LGWM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. The firm was founded in 1987 and previously known as Litman Gregory Asset Management LLC. Formerly owned by Litman Gregory Capital Partners LLC, the firm was acquired in June 2021 by iM Global Partner SAS in France. LGWM provides independent investment management services to individuals, multi-generational families, nonprofits, banks, trusts, estates, charitable organizations and pension and profit-sharing plans.

University of Southern California is a private research university that mainly offers undergraduate, graduate & other higher education. The university was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, CA.

Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc. engages in the provision of healthcare services. Its services include home healthcare, behavioral care, healthcare staffing, personal caregiving, and population health and wellness. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Columbia, MD.

MedShare International, Inc. provides medical supply aids. It specializes in improving healthcare and the environment through the recovery and redistribution of the surplus of medical supplies and equipment to those in need. The firm collects surplus medical supplies and equipment from hospitals, distributors and manufacturers, and then redistributes it to healthcare facilities in the developing world. It also outfit medical missions and safety net clinics in both the U.S. and abroad. The company was founded by A. B. Short and Robert J. Freeman in 1998 and is headquartered in Decatur, GA.

Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC (AllianzGI US) is an investment advisory firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2001 as Allianz Global Investors Capital LLC. In 2022, Voya Investment Management Co. LLC, which is ultimately owned by Voya Financial, Inc. (NYSE: VOYA), acquired the firm from Allianz SE (ETR: ALV). AllianzGI US provides portfolio management services to a variety of individual and institutional clients as well as certain Wrap Fee Programs.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Jackson Square Partners LLC (Jackson Square) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in San Francisco, California. The firm was founded in 2014 through the joint venture between Delaware Investments and its San Francisco–based Focus Growth team. Jackson Square provides investment advisory services to separately managed accounts and pooled investment vehicles. Their institutional client base includes, but is not limited to, high net worth individuals, corporate and public pension plans, endowments, and foundations.

Part of Bank of America Corp., Countrywide Capital Markets LLC is a company based in Calabasas, CA.

Montgomery Asset Management LLC is a private company based in Sarasota, FL that was founded by Josephine Santos Jiménez. DDNS - Discount Domain Name Services is a family owned and operated domain registrar and hosting provider. The company was the first registrar to receive ISS certification.